Our interdisciplinary Citizen Science work is making international waves. On July 3, 2023, the BBVA Foundation’s Statistics and Operations Research Society awarded Northwestern researchers...
New study is first to determine how much stars should innately twinkle Many people know that stars appear to twinkle because our atmosphere bends...
For the final assignment of her science journalism course, fourth year Northwestern journalism student Katie Liu was inspired to speak to CIERA Director Dr....
International team sheds light on enigmatic nature of these celestial ‘beasts’ Northwestern University astrophysicists are part of an international team of scientists using advanced...
Hum holds evidence of record-breaking gravitational waves An international team of researchers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, have used a galaxy-sized tool composed of 68...
Virtual press briefing about new finding took place on Monday, June 5 at 242nd American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting So far, astrophysicists have only...
On May 27, 2023, CIERA Research Assistant Professor Aaron Geller and former NSF Graduate Fellow Alex Gurvich were featured on the American Astronomical Society...
Elusive intermediate-mass black holes take a few bites, then eject the leftovers If they exist, intermediate-mass black holes likely devour wayward stars like a...
Honor recognizes 25 distinguished early career astronomers Astronomy Magazine named Northwestern University astrophysicist Wen-fai Fong to its list of “Rising Stars in Astronomy,” an honor recognizing...
A green-hued comet has made its closest approach to Earth, wowing night sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere who caught a glimpse of the...
Stunning new time lapse video shows 12 years of exoplanets orbiting their star In 2008, HR8799 was the first extrasolar planetary system ever directly...
An international team of scientists including CIERA Professor Jason Wang have used the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia satellite to detect a new exoplanet undergoing...
